Clearly Alenka picks up new techniques fairly quickly! I asked her what got her started
always been a crafty person. From early childhood I felt the need to create with my han
versed across so many techniques like crocheting, knitting, sewing and macramé. “I wa
taught learner, or I would just observe one of my Grandmas,” she said. But when she en
she called her sewing period she said, “I found that with two little kids and no studio ro
materials away it was getting too complicated. I was searching for another more appro
when I came across polymer clay in an art materials store.”
Once again Alenka’s self-taught style kicked into action. She says “I decided to try it, an
online for some tutorials. When I saw all the possibilities it offers and the beautiful piec
create, my journey in the polymer clay world started.” She told me that “at the moment
favorite technique. All of them are so fascinating to me, and I’m trying to learn each of
searching for my voice and style in jewelry making, but I’m driven toward mixed media
She said “the interesting thing is that I don’t wear much jewelry, and when I do it’s just
two.” But she said, “however, I enjoy very much creating it.”
Alenka lives in Slovenia and can be found on her blog Pepita Handmade